Practical Information

Venue

Congress Center Leipzig & Messehaus Meeting Area

The Summit conference facilities, including the Glass Hall where the Gala Dinner will be held, are accessible for all delegates. Please indicate your specific accessibility needs during online registration, or to the Registration Help Desk. We will advise you on how they will be accommodated and will be happy to answer all your questions.

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Transport in Leipzig

Transport in Leipzig

Summit Transport Information Desks will be situated at the Congress Center Leipzig (CCL), official Summit hotels, Leipzig/Halle airport and Leipzig’s main train station to provide transport-related information and assist delegates with their transport needs from Tuesday 26 May to Friday 29 May.

Detailed maps showing the overview of the transport options will be available at the Summit Transport Information Desks.

Public Transport

Summit participants are offered unlimited free public transport within Leipzig from Tuesday 26 May to Friday 29 May inclusive.

Your 2020 Summit delegate badge allows you to travel free of charge on Leipzig public transport (no transport ticket is required). Until you collect your badge at the Summit venue, the official registration confirmation letter can be produced upon request. Please note that you may be asked to show supporting valid photo identification.

Connection to CCL by public transport:

Tram (20-minute ride, approx. 25 minutes in total)

Take tram no. 16 from Leipzig’s main train station to "Messegelände" (this is the terminus as well as the stop for Congress Center Leipzig). Trams run every 10 minutes. From the tram stop, it is a short walk (less than 5 minutes) to the main entrance of the conference centre.

Suburban train (10-minute ride, approx. 20 minutes in total)

Take S-Bahn (rapid transit lines) S2, S5, S5X or S6 from Leipzig’s main train station to "S-Bahnhof Messe" train station. Trains run every 10-15 minutes. From the train stop, it is a short walk (approx. 10 minutes) to the main entrance of the conference centre.

For more information and schedules, please refer to Leipzig public transport company website.

Scheduled Shuttle Bus Service

A Shuttle Bus service will operate on the Summit days between the city centre and Congress Center Leipzig (CCL).

Summit Days 27-29 May

a 20-minute ride approx. from the city centre to CCL

scheduled departure times from designated stops near official Summit hotels

from the city centre to CCL in the morning and early afternoon

return service in the afternoon and evening from CCL to designated stops

Arrangements can be made for wheelchair accessible vehicles. Please indicate this during your registration or directly to the Registration Help Desk.

In addition, the shuttle bus service covers the following:

Arrivals at Leipzig/Halle airport on Tuesday 26/05 and Wednesday 27/05

all scheduled commercial flights will be covered

to designated stops in city centre and directly to CCL

Please note: there will be no scheduled shuttle service from Leipzig/Halle airport on Thursday 28/05. The Transport Desk staff will provide information on public transport options.

Departures from Leipzig/Halle airport on Thursday 28/05 and Friday 29/05

from designated stops in city centre and from CCL

for early and mid-morning flight times, shuttle buses will go directly to the airport

for all other flight times, shuttle buses will leave from designated stops in city centre, make a quick stop at CCL to collect other air travellers and then proceed to the airport

Presidency Reception on Wednesday 27 May

from CCL to the venue in the city

Gala Dinner on Thursday 28 May

from designated stops to CCL in the late afternoon

return service in the evening from CCL to designated stops

Pre-Summit Day Tuesday 26 May

No shuttle service is provided to/from CCL on 21 May. Summit Transport Information Desks staff can provide details on public transport options.

Other transport options

Taxi

A taxi will take you to CCL along the same route as the bus shuttle (20-minute ride).

For more information and train schedules, please refer to Deutsche Bahn website.

Leipzig’s main train station (Leipzig Hauptbahnhof) is located in the city centre. The travel centre at the station is open daily until 22:00 and a service point on the concourse is open 24 hours a day. The official Summit hotels are located in walking distance.

Visa Requirements

The conference organiser Leipziger Messe is able to provide delegates registered for the Summit with a formal invitation letter required for their visa applications.

Delegates who may need a visa to enter Germany are advised to consult the German Federal Foreign Office website to verify their eligibility for visa requirements, find detailed information about visa applications and regulations.

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Invitation letter for visa application

Delegates who require a visa to enter Germany need to request a formal invitation letter for their visa application before 30 March 2020 during the registration process. Passport information will need to be provided.

Within two days of submitting the request with all required information, a formal Invitation Letter (in German) for visa purposes is addressed to the respective German Embassy/Consulate (format: electronic letter sent by email). Please inform the conference organisers in advance if you require the original invitation letter - on exceptional basis, the hard copy original can be sent to you by regular mail.

Visa application

Visa application and the required supporting documentation must be submitted to the German Consulate/Embassy relevant to your country of residence. The list of supporting documentation is available on the website of the Consulate/Embassy responsible for each respective country (select your country then the relevant Consulate or the Embassy).